Athens 2004: Olympic Opening Ceremony (Games of the XXVIII Olympiad) (2004)

8.3/10 208 min Documentary TV Movie

Overview

With the Olympics returning to Greece, the opening ceremony of Athens 2004 sought to show the entire development of the Olympics over the centuries, until arriving at the modern Olympics.

Cast

Björk

Self

Lydia Koniordou

Self

Jacques Rogge

Self - IOC President

Gianna Angelopoulos-Daskalaki

Self - ATHOC President

Maria Callas

Self (archive footage)

Thomas Bach

Self - IOC Vice President

Tony Blair

Self - British Prime Minister

Anne, Princess Royal

Self - IOC Member (Great Britain)

George H. W. Bush

Self - Former U.S. President

Barbara Bush

Self - Former U.S. First Lady

Eleni Tsaligopoulou

(voice)

Ion Iliescu

Self - President of Romania

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